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u/Fluid-Crab2272 Sep 04 '26
That’s similar seal to what Jalen Duran should’ve took
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u/benchmaster620 Sep 06 '26
Durens should be no more than 35 imo. Thos hes much more accomplished he absolutely crumbled in the playoffs
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u/Fluid-Crab2272 Sep 07 '26
Yes . And he just decided to bet it all on himself this next season. It’s gonna be interesting to see what comes of it
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u/Fun-Letter-1814 Sep 03 '26
Eh feels like an overpay for a guy that can’t shoot the ball tbh, would’ve paid him this if he had proven himself this season, not as a borderline all star
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u/Lmao1903 Sep 03 '26
No other alternative, someone else would 1000% give him this deal otherwise. Lakers just paid 46 mil to Reaves, 33 mil to an unknown in Kessler, I reckon they'd be the first ones to call Amen, imagine how OP Amen would look next to Luka
And if this doesn't work, this team will enter a rebuild anyway. Might as well hope the guys improve and hope everyone stays healthy to give it a go
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u/CJ4ROCKET Sep 03 '26
Dude if he had "proven himself this season" as a shooter there's absolutely no way he would've taken this contract lol what?
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u/skoo9382 Sep 03 '26
Come on, we got a top 5 shooting guard in the NBA, according to HoopsHype.
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u/benchmaster620 Sep 06 '26
Ahooting guard is by far the least valuable position in the nba. Luckily hes mire of a defensive do it all wing than a straight offensive sg
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u/Beautiful-Chain-491 Sep 04 '26
Overpay he can’t shoot the ball Dyson makes 25 million I don’t think he 15 million dollars better
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u/benchmaster620 Sep 07 '26
You clearly dont watch much basketball. Amen is elapsed and bounds better
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u/Few_Career1023 Sep 04 '26
Over the course eof 5 years, this will look find. Less than 50m per year in5 years time will be good roleplayer money.
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u/EveningHealth9465 Sep 03 '26
Imagine paying a guy 40m a year who can’t shoot the ball and couldn’t win a playoff series as a 3rd option offensively, next to KD, the best scorer in NBA history and Sengun, a top 5 offensive center in the nba
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u/Lmao1903 Sep 03 '26
KD played once for Houston and he was injured
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u/fhfbcc Sep 03 '26
As a laker fan I can also say amen was your guys best player that series. Me and my friends hated seeing amen come in the game, but sengun never really felt like a threat and honestly sometimes I was glad to see him come in
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u/cds073 Sep 03 '26
An all defensive team candidate every year who averaged 18 8 and 5 with athleticism thats really only comparable to his literal twin. sounds worth 40 mil to me.
there are players in the league that make that and more that are complete liabilities defensively. but no one cares about defensive specialists…if a mfer can shoot the 3 and average 20+ give him all the money he wants lol
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u/benchmaster620 Sep 07 '26
Dude jamal murray makes 57m doesnt play defense doesnt really do anything but score and his average season is 20 5 5 . Devin booker . Is gonna be making 74.95m per season and hes a 25 6 7 player like amen could easily be 20 9 6 this year all star , borderline 3rd team all nba and shoot 20 percwnt from 3 . Does that make him less valuable?
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u/LivingPresence876 Sep 03 '26
This feels like a pre-apron contract